He had been as instructive as Milton's " affable archangel ".是什么意思？

He had been as instructive as Milton's " affable archangel ".

他正如米尔顿那位 “ 亲切的天使长 ” 一样循循善诱.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

been

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去分词 ），在，存在，不受干扰，去过了，be的过去分词；

例句
Have you been able to have any kind of contact?...
你联系上了吗？

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

instructive

adj. 有益的，教育性的；adv. 有益地，有教益地；n. 教育，指导性；

例句
It's instructive to compare his technique with Alan Bennett's.
把他的手法与艾伦·贝内特进行比较很富启发意义。

affable

adj. 友善的，和蔼的，平易近人的，（天气）宜人；

例句
Mr Brooke is an extremely affable and approachable man.
布鲁克先生极为谦和，平易近人。

archangel

n. 天使长，大天使；

例句
He had been as instructive as Milton's " affable archangel ".
他正如米尔顿那位 “ 亲切的天使长 ” 一样循循善诱.